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28 May 2024 Current Affairs

➼ 'Gitanas Nauseda' has won the presidential election of Lithuania. 
‘गीतानॉस नौसेदा’ ने लिथुआनिया के राष्ट्रपति का चुनाव जीता है।

➼ The title of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has been won by ' Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR). 
इंडियन प्रीमियर लीग (IPL) 2024 का खिताब ‘कोलकाता नाइट राइडर्स’ (केकेआर) ने जीता है।

➼ Payal Kapadia has won the Grand Prix award for  her film 'All We Imagine as Light' at the Cannes Film Festival.
कांस फिल्म फेस्टिवल में ‘पायल कपाड़िया’ (Payal Kapadia) ने अपनी फिल्म ‘ऑल वी इमेजिन एज लाइट’ के लिए ग्रांड प्रिक्स पुरस्कार जीता है।

➼ The ninth ' trilateral summit' between China, Japan and South Korea is held in Seoul. 
चीन, जापान और दक्षिण कोरिया के बीच सियोल में नौवां ‘त्रिपक्षीय शिखर सम्मेलन’ आयोजित किया गया है।

➼ Indian gymnast ' Dipa Karmakar' has become the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal in the Asian Championship. 
भारतीय जिमनास्ट ‘दीपा करमाकर’ एशियाई चैंपियनशिप में स्वर्ण पदक जीतने वाली पहली भारतीय जिमनास्ट बन गई है।

➼ 'Saurabh H. Mehta' has launched the world's first 100% biodegradable pen.
‘सौरभ एच. मेहता’ ने विश्व का पहला 100% बायोडिग्रेडेबल पेन लॉन्च किया है।

➼ Famous film director ' Sikander Bharti' has passed away at the age of 60. 
मशहूर फिल्म डायरेक्टर ‘सिकंदर भारती’ का 60 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है।

➼ Senior Indian-origin lawyer ' Jaya Badiga'has been appointed as a judge in the Sacramento County Superior Court in California, USA. 
भारतीय मूल की वरिष्ठ वकील ‘जया बडिगा’ को अमेरिका के कैलिफोर्निया में सैक्रामेंटो काउंटी सुपीरियर कोर्ट में न्यायाधीश नियुक्त किया गया है।

➼ The first ' Asian Relay Championship 2024' will be held in Bangkok .
बैंकॉक में पहली ‘एशियाई रिले चैंपियनशिप 2024’ का आयोजन किया जाएगा।

➼ India's market capitalization GDP ratio reaches 15-year high.
भारत का बाजार पूंजीकरण जीडीपी अनुपात 15 साल के उच्चतम स्तर पर पहुंच गया।

➼ Anasuya Sengupta creates history by becoming the first Indian to win the Best Actress award at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in France
अनसूया सेनगुप्ता इतिहास रचते हुए फ्रांस में 77वें कान्स फिल्म फेस्टिवल में सर्वश्रेष्ठ अभिनेत्री का पुरस्कार पाने वाली पहली भारतीय बनीं।
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Today's Vocab Word

Outgrow
📖 to no longer need or use (something) due to growth or development

- Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly.
- She has outgrown her current job and needs a new challenge.
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Synonym of Convenient
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Commodious
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Confined
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Cramped
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Squeezed
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Synonym of Contrary
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Friendly
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Consistent
65%
Opposite
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TATA IPL 2024
🔷 Title Sponsor  : TATA (₹440 crores)
🔶 Total teams : 10
🔷 Season : 17th ( 2024)
🔶 Opening Match : M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai (CSK Vs RCB)
🔷 Final Match : M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai (KKR Vs SRH)
🏆 Champions {Rs. 20 crore} : Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)  (3rd title) [ 2012, 2014,  2024]
👑 Runners-up {Rs. 12.5 crore} : Sunrisers Hyderabad (1st title) [ 2016].... Kumar Kaushal
🧡 Orange Cap  (most runs in a season) {Rs. 10 Lakh} – Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)– 741 runs
💜 Purple Cap (Highest wicket-taker) {Rs. 10 Lakh} –  Harshal Patel (Punjab Kings) – 24 wickets
Ⓜ️ Most Valuable Player of the Season award {Rs. 10 Lakh} – Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
💠 Emerging Player of the Season {Rs. 10 Lakh}  – Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH).
💠 Fair Play Award {Rs. 10 Lakh} - Sunrisers Hyderabad
❇️ Mitchell Starc (Australia) became the most expensive player in the history of IPL when he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crore (US$3.1 million) .
❇️ Pat Cummins (Australia)- Sunrisers Hyderabad - 20.5 Crore, becoming the second most expensive player in the IPL 2024.

🔰Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) .
🔸Captain : Shreyas Iyer
🔸Coach : Chandrakant Pandit
🔸Owner : Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jay Mehta
🔸Mentored : Gautam Gambhir
🔸 KKR's third IPL trophy, 2012, 2014 & 2024
🔸 Motto of the team -  Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo (we will perform, fight, and win!)

🔰Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
🔹Captain : Pat Cummins
🔹Coach : Daniel Vettori
🔹Owner : Kaviya Kalanithi Maran (SUN Group)
🔹 Sunrisers won IPL title in the 2016 season.

🔷 Chennai Super King and Mumbai Indians have been the most successful side in the IPL. Both have won the trophy five times each.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word in the following sentence.
The outcome of the critical intervention to the questionnaire prepared by Suraj and his committee.
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List of issues to be discussed at a meeting
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A person who is fluent in two languages
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Women who will be beyond (A)/ the first trimester of pregnancy (B)/ during the influenza season (C)/ should receive the vaccination. (D)
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After a minute of strained (A)/ concentrate, a small click sounded (B)/ and the door swung open, revealing (C)/ a very long set of marble stairs. (D)
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 28.05.2024

1. TUMBLE (VERB): (गिरना): plummet
Synonyms: plunge, dive
Antonyms: rise
Example Sentence:In the last decade, property prices have tumbled.


2. DIFFERENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (भेदक): distinctive
Synonyms: different, dissimilar
Antonyms: similar
Example Sentence:Germany and France pledged to maintain the differential between the two.


3. DEFER (VERB): (मान लेना): yield
Synonyms: submit, give way
Antonyms: stand up to
Example Sentence:He deferred to his absolutely superior knowledge.


4. PREPOSTEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (निरर्थक): absurd
Synonyms: ridiculous, foolish
Antonyms: reasonable
Example Sentence:He gave us a preposterous suggestion.


5. INCLINE (VERB): (रुझान होना): liable
Synonyms: likely, prone
Antonyms: unlikely
Example Sentence:She's inclined to gossip with complete strangers.


6. VULNERABLE (ADJECTIVE): (खतरे में): at risk
Synonyms: endangered, unsafe
Antonyms: safe
Example Sentence:We were in a vulnerable position.


7. HOARD (VERB): (संचय करना): store
Synonyms: store up, stockpile
Antonyms: squander
Example Sentence:Thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector.


8. RAMPANT (ADJECTIVE): (अनियंत्रित): uncontrolled
Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked
Antonyms: controlled
Example Sentence:Political violence was rampant in the area.


9. ABET (VERB): (हाँथ बंटाना): assist
Synonyms: aid, help
Antonyms: hinder
Example Sentence:His actions were shown to abet terrorism.


10. MERCY (NOUN): (ढिलाई): leniency
Synonyms: lenience, clemency
Antonyms: ruthlessness
Example Sentence:The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 29.05.2024


1. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रोत्साहन): stimulus 
Synonyms: incentive encouragement 
Antonyms: diincentive 
Example Sentence: Wars act as a spur to practical invention. 


2. LEVY (VERB): (भर्ती करना): conscript 
Synonyms: call up, enlist 
Antonyms: demobilize 
Example Sentence: I sought to levy one man for service. 


3. HOSPITALITY (NOUN): (सत्कार): friendliness 
Synonyms: welcome, helpfulness 
Antonyms: unfriendliness 
Example Sentence: Scotland is renowned for its hospitality. 


4. SLENDER (ADJECTIVE): (अल्प): meagre 
Synonyms: limited, slight 
Antonyms: considerable 
Example Sentence: I helped people of slender means. 


5. DIFFERENTIAL (NOUN): (अंतर): difference 
Synonyms: gap, gulf 
Antonyms: uniformity 
Example Sentence: The differential between petrol and diesel prices is remarkable. 


6. DISCONCERTING (ADJECTIVE): (चिंताजनक): unsettling 
Synonyms: unnerving, discomfiting 
Antonyms: reassuring 
Example Sentence: He had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties. 


7. STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): (सख़्त): strict 
Synonyms: firm, rigid 
Antonyms: lenient 
Example Sentence: Stringent guidelines on air pollution need to be used. 


8. UNDYING (ADJECTIVE): (चिरजीवी): abiding 
Synonyms: lasting, enduring 
Antonyms: transient 
Example Sentence: His only saving grace is his undying belief in the melodramatic. 


9 ANOMALY (NOUN): (विषमता): oddity 
Synonyms: peculiarity, abnormality 
Antonyms: regularity 
Example Sentence: There are a number of anomalies in the present system. 


10. PATENT (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्ट): obvious 
Synonyms: clear, plain 
Antonyms: unobtrusive 
Example Sentence: She was smiling with patent insincerity. 
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Synonym of Contradict
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Permit
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Contravene
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Synonym of Contempt
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Respect
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Approve
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Permit
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Hatred
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